60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Mystery, Visual Novel.
Grace Tao died 3 years ago. This is her quiet ghost story. Guide Grace's spirit across 3 time periods, slowly piecing together the constellation of relationships that defined her life — the people she loved, the unspoken moments in between, and the events that led to her death.
Ravel the Frays
A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...
TR-49
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Romance 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Mystery 8.8%
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Philosophical 12%
A narrative adventure with exploration and visual novel elements. Join J.D. on a journey through the nation of Yoom to find the mythical figure known as the Faraway King and rid himself of his supposed curse. But should J.D. trust his bizarre companion, Zxtabella?
Why similar: Narrative 28.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Philosophical 17.6%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Investigation 8%
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Romance 19.8%, Philosophical 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Narrative 19.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 10.7%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Romance 16.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Nonlinear 13.2%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Narrative 13.8% ★, Story Rich 13%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Investigation 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Narrative 25.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Philosophical 6.8%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Romance 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Narrative 19.5% ★, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
A girl with a fragile heart. A gift to see forgotten memories. Dive into Anna’s world where every object holds a story—and one memory may change her life forever.
Why similar: Narrative 23% ★, Interactive Fiction 19%, Romance 16.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Cozy 7.7%
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Romance 22.7%, Nonlinear 21%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Mystery 8.7%
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Nonlinear 22.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Romance 17.7%, Narrative 16.5% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 13.5%
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona till college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade with friends, date an enigmatic new girl, and stop a demonic plot to take Margo's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Romance 17.2%, Mystery 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 12%
In this adventure visual novel, you travel across an alien planet stuck in an endless sunset. Shape the fates of 7 companions from different worlds. Uncover the truth about anomalous locations, hidden corridors, and a child who aged in a day. See what remains of a world abandoned by its creators.
Why similar: Narrative 28.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Romance 12.1%
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Nonlinear 29%, Mystery 19.2%, Romance 12.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Story Rich 9.9%
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Romance 24.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Narrative 18.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
You play as Audrey, who has just inherited a mansion from an uncle she never met. Step inside and explore the mansion to unveil the story of what happened to your uncle Otto, his butler, and this kinda creepy place. 😬
Why similar: Narrative 32.1% ★, Mystery 23.6%, Investigation 23.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Adventure 5.3%
Heartstop is an emotional, story-driven game, taking place in a world where every living being has suddenly stopped moving. Uncover the mystery of this eerie event while building a dynamic relationship between the only two people remaining, through the many impactful and hard-hitting choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Romance 21.1%, Mystery 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Romance 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Narrative 15.3% ★, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Investigation 21.8%, Narrative 21.1% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Romance 22.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Investigation 14%, Story Rich 6.8%
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Philosophical 15.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.
Why similar: Narrative 21.1% ★, Romance 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Philosophical 16.6%, Cinematic 10.2%
A queer romance/horror visual novel about being locked into a path, and having _______ words hidden from You. Find Your way to discover what's missing and reach Your ____ End.
Why similar: Romance 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Nonlinear 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Are you really the only woman at the ten year reunion for your religious all-girls high school?! Catch up with your old graduating class and maybe learn a thing or two about yourself in a hilarious weekend romp at a posh vineyard. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Narrative 23.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Romance 16%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Romance 18.1%, Mystery 15%, Investigation 11.3%
A narrative drawing game about an anxious cactus artist named Prickles. Explore Prickles' apartment building to find interesting subjects to draw and acquire new drawing tools and color palettes. Help your neighbors and discover secrets by gifting drawings and making new friendships along the way.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Romance 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Nonlinear 21.6%, Romance 20.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Narrative 33.7% ★, Story Rich 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 4.6%
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Romance 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry... until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. Investigate through the eyes of an artist, turn sketches into evidence, and watch her family's mystery grow stranger and darker with every answer.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 14.1%, Cinematic 10.7%
You're a stranger who has come to Lostworth, a town full of people lost in the darkness of the Middle Ages. Your purpose: help them spiritually. For this, you've only books, potions, spells and words. In time, as you uncover the secrets of the city, you'll also have to face threats from the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.6%, Narrative 18.9% ★, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Nonlinear 18.1%, Romance 15.9%, Mystery 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 19.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Cinematic 11.4%
Log In to the near future metaverse platform E-ON. Explore and connect with Ellie as you break the bounds of your unverified account and uncover the truth of the world and Ellie.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Investigation 16%, Philosophical 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Romance 25.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Cinematic 12.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Narrative 23.6% ★, Investigation 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 17.8%, Cozy 6.5%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.
Why similar: Romance 27.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Mystery 17%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
A lonely young man is guided by a silent Muse to solve the mystery behind his two Doppelganger Soulmates.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Romance 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Mystery 11.9%
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Romance 9.1%, Casual 8.5%
Live life as a Crewmate in this dangerous narrative adventure through space. As Guard, you're in charge of shipwide security and everything is fine. Until there's a MURDER?! Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.6%, Mystery 22.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 4.6%
Moth Cry is a non-linear visual novel about life and its consequences. Experience life alongside the main character. His fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.3%, Romance 19.4%, Philosophical 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 11.6%
Are you an android? Two university students volunteer for a paid experiment, rating an android's humanity—except Erin Cole isn’t told she might be the test subject. Their conversations about love, free will, and death challenge what it means to be human in this thrilling, melancholic visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Philosophical 19.1%, Nonlinear 18%, Romance 15%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%
Just as you were about to lose all hope, you’ve found a job. It’s not exactly what you dreamed, but it pays the bills. You begin work and quickly learn the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Narrative 27.4% ★, Romance 25.6%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Romance 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%
Three loves. One week. Merry Crisis is an intimate, character-driven romance visual novel about love, loss, and belonging—is home what you left behind, or where you're headed?
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Romance 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Philosophical 20.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Narrative 7.9% ★, Casual 6.8%
Little Ruin is a story about growing up, difficult choices, and belonging. In this atmospheric isometric adventure, you'll play as Isobel, a teenage girl entangled in the machinations of colonial civil unrest in a crumbling, war-ravaged society.
Why similar: Narrative 21.6% ★, Nonlinear 20.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Casual 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Romance 19.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Investigation 9.4%
A homoerotic thriller visual novel set in a luxurious men’s spa. Investigate a murder, pursue romance, solve puzzles, and uncover dangerous secrets.
Why similar: Romance 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Mystery 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Investigation 14.1%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Romance 23.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
Frog Holm is a narrative-driven cozy mystery game about a young frog who returns home to run the old family pub and finds himself caught in the mysterious disappearance of a fellow islander.
Why similar: Narrative 27.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 21%, Mystery 14.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Story Rich 8.4%
NUN is a third-person narrative and cinematic open-world adventure game, with action and RPG elements and a 1970s horror aesthetic. In 1820, Sister Mary-Martin, a Templar agent, is sent on a mission to the land of Winchester to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young nun.
Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Philosophical 14.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 13%, Cinematic 12.8%
DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Romance 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
A tragic mistery, from Apulia with love.
Why similar: Nonlinear 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Narrative 33.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 4.9%
